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Trump orders 90-day pause on US foreign assistance programs, which includes Ukraine’s

January 21, 2025

By Ukraine

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his inauguration day, 20 January, temporarily suspending all US foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending policy alignment reviews, AP says. According to AP, Trump declared, “no further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States.“

Trump previously claimed he would end the Russo-Ukrainian war in one day upon taking office, and was considering cutting US aid to Ukraine. Under President Biden, the US has been Ukraine’s largest supplier of military matériel. Withholding US aid would weaken Ukraine’s ability to counter the Russian invasion, effectively enhancing Russia’s capabilities.

During his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that aid programs must answer three questions:

“Does it make America safer? Does it make America stronger? Does it make America more prosperous?”

The State Department and US Agency for International Development will oversee the review process. AP reports that as of mid-December 2023, $68 billion had been obligated for various programs across 204 countries and regions.

Major treaty-based recipients including Israel ($3.3 billion annually), Egypt ($1.5 billion annually), and Jordan ($1.7 billion annually) are expected to maintain their funding levels.

The first Trump administration previously reduced foreign aid spending, including suspending payments to various UN agencies and Palestinian Authority funding. The US withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council during Trump’s first term and was barred from funding UNRWA by legislation signed in March 2024.

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